Table 2.

Desired mental health app features.

Code					Values, n (%)
What they want
	Tips and advice (general)			90 (16.7)
	Anxiety and mental wellness tips			68 (12.6)
	Relaxation or calming tips			58 (10.8)
	Not sure or I don’t know			58 (10.8)
	Access to resources and information			57 (10.6)
	Tracking and documenting or journaling			52 (9.6)
	Reminders and check-Ins			42 (7.8)
	Guided meditation			41 (7.6)
	Access to medical help and appointments			30 (5.6)
	Encouragement and Motivation			20 (3.7)
	Daily tasks or routines and goal-setting			18 (3.3)
	Positive affirmations			16 (3)
	Holistic well-being			15 (2.8)
	Activities			13 (2.4)
	An emotional outlet			13 (2.4)
	Confidence and empowerment			12 (2.2)
	Breathing exercises			11 (2)
	Health and physical exercise tips			10 (1.9)
	Productivity and time management			9 (1.7)
	Clarity and perspective			8 (1.5)
	Comfort			8 (1.5)
	Stability			8 (1.5)
	Depression help			4 (0.7)
	Self-care tips			3 (0.6)
	Sleeping tips			3 (0.6)
	Help with suicidal thoughts			1 (0.2)
How they want it
	Communication and real-time support			68 (12.6)
		Professional support	24 (4.5)
		Peer support	23 (4.3)
	Convenience in accessibility			23 (4.3)
	Affordability			7 (1.3)
	Anonymity			7 (1.3)
	Similarity to other apps			7 (1.3)
	Usability			6 (1.1)
	Confidentiality			5 (0.9)
	Unique to existing resources			4 (0.7)
	No judgment			3 (0.6)
Hesitation in using mental health apps
	Not helpful, ineffective, or not useful			29 (22.3)
	I don’t need it			25 (19.2)
	I would not use it			25 (19.2)
	Prefers face-to-face counseling or in-person interaction			16 (12.3)
	Privacy and confidentiality concerns			14 (10.8)
	Dislike for apps			11 (9.2)
	Smartphone worsens mental health			12 (8.5)
	Impersonal			8 (6.2)
	Already using a mental health app			5 (3.8)
	I don’t own or have limited access to a smartphone			4 (3.1)
	Not sure or I don’t know			4 (3.1)
	Religious and family support			3 (2.3)